Comments on: This is the next Great Depression http://varud.com/article/this-is-the-next-great-depression/ Socially Proximate Predictions Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vinicius Vacanti http://varud.com/article/this-is-the-next-great-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Vinicius Vacanti Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:39:34 +0000 http://www.varud.com/?p=160#comment-94 It's getting to the point that I'm surprised if I *don't* get an email once a week from a friend who just got laid off. It’s getting to the point that I’m surprised if I *don’t* get an email once a week from a friend who just got laid off.

]]> By: Brian D. http://varud.com/article/this-is-the-next-great-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Brian D. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:51:55 +0000 http://www.varud.com/?p=160#comment-93 As a NYC independent developer I've seen about a half-dozen employed colleagues get the ax in the past couple of months. Some of it was due to company cash flow problems (read: lack of credit). So far it seems that programmers are still in high demand. I'm hoping it stays that way. As a NYC independent developer I’ve seen about a half-dozen employed colleagues get the ax in the past couple of months. Some of it was due to company cash flow problems (read: lack of credit).

So far it seems that programmers are still in high demand. I’m hoping it stays that way.

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